After having won 1-2 the first leg, the local team will look to liquidate the tie to avoid any kind of complication. For that reason and knowing that it is a competitive team and well worked in different aspects of the game, we believe that it has what it takes to win once more. He paints to be a duel with goals, either by punctual plays, by elaborate actions or by the famous stopped balls (corner or free throw near the area).
The team’s season was more than acceptable, being placed in the second position of the Second Division B, Group 1. Of course, it was only 2 away from the leader Fuenlabrada, who just got his promotion to the second Spanish division as champion of the category.
He came to this instance after eliminating Cornellà in the previous round of playoffs (2-0 loss to visit and win 2-1 at home). As a local, he won 14 victories, 4 equalities and 1 drop, reaching many victories followed in this condition (5 in the regular tournament and 1 in the playoffs). In matter of goals, he converted 37 and gave 8 in his fence, standing out for being very effective in attack and extremely solid in defensive matter (great quality at the time of making collective transitions).
In this specific duel the team is expected to maintain the advantage obtained in the duel going, trying to liquidate the key taking advantage of the local factor.
Cartagena :
The team completed a good campaign in the Second Division B, Group 4. And we say this because it ended in the 2nd position with only 3 points from the leader Recreativo de Huelva.
Now his goal is to recover from the unexpected fall he had playing at home, which has complicated his chances of winning the tie (defeat 1-2) too much. As a visitor he registered acceptable markers in the regular phase of his competition, winning 10 matches, matching another 5 and losing the remaining 4 that he played in this condition (26 goals in favor and 16 against).
In the previous round of the playoffs, he lost 3-1 to Real Madrid Castilla but managed to qualify thanks to the 2-0 win he got at home.
The last duel between the two teams in the field of Ponferradina took place in December 2010. That day, the visit won 1-2. In the first leg, Cartagena was winning 1-0 in the first half and they turned over the result in the complementary stage.
PREDICTION: Ponferradina to win @ 2,05
